Justin Baldoni sued by former publicist amid Blake Lively’s sexual misconduct charges

Actor Justin Baldoni's former publicist, Stephanie Jones has recently filed a lawsuit against the actor, his company, and his current publicity team. Well, the lawsuit alleges that Baldoni breached their contract which required him to pay Jonesworks $25,000 (Rs 21 lakh) per month. The contract was terminated prematurely in August after publicist Jennifer Abel left Jonesworks and decided to start her own firm as per reports in New York Post. Also Read - 'Careers are destroyed', Kangana Ranaut supports Blake Lively against the ongoing smear campaign

However, the lawsuit also accuses Abel and publicist Melissa Nathan of staging a smear campaign against Blake Lively. Jones claims she was the one who discovered Abel’s actions after Abel left Jonesworks in August.

She reviewed the details from Abel’s returned company phone and found text messages and emails that implicated Abel in collaborating with Baldoni and his studio, Wayfarer that carried out a campaign against Lively. She also sued crisis manager Melissa Nathan, for defamation and breach of contract.